1 Drone downed: Israeli jets scrambled to intercept a drone that crossed into Israeli airspace Saturday from the Mediterranean Sea, bringing it down without incident in the south of the country, the military said. Lt. Col. Avital Leibovich said Israel did not know the drone's starting point and an investigation is under way. No one was injured. The Iran-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah has launched several such aircraft into Israel over the past few years.

2 Striking miners: A leader for striking miners at Anglo American Platinum mines in South Africa on Saturday said they would make it difficult for the company to hire new miners after the company fired 12,000 striking workers last week. Evans Ramokga threatened that Amplats would hire new employees only "over our dead bodies." The world's top producer of platinum said it fired the workers for failing to attend disciplinary hearings in the aftermath of an unlawful strike that brought its Rustenburg operations to a halt.

3 Helicopters torched: Marxist Shining Path rebels burned three helicopters that were being used by a gas pipeline consortium at a jungle airstrip in Peru on Saturday, the country's military said. The attack came as U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is visiting Peru, but there was no immediate indication it was related. Peru's joint command said the attack occurred in the town of Kiteni in south-central Peru. There were no injuries.

4 Judges protest: About 1,000 Moroccan judges held an unprecedented sit-in Saturday in front of the Supreme Court in Rabat, calling for greater independence for the judiciary. Morocco's courts have historically been weak and under the control of the king and his Justice Ministry. Morocco's new constitution passed last year gives the judicial branch greater powers and independence but it has yet to be implemented.

5 Gay rights: Embattled Serbian gay rights activists on Saturday staged a brief protest and held an indoor gathering after a pride march was banned by police over far-right security threats. Amid a heavy police presence, about two dozen flag-waving activists briefly appeared in central Belgrade and sat down on a sidewalk for what they described as a silent protest. Police have banned the parade for the past two years, saying they fear a repeat of the violence from 2010 when more than 100 people were injured in day-long clashes with the extremists.

6 Rebel arrested: Philippine troops have captured a senior communist rebel leader who had received military training in Libya and carried a $135,000 bounty. Regional military spokesman Col. Generoso Bolina said New People's Army regional chief Benjamin Mendoza and three other suspected insurgents were arrested Saturday outside their hideout in suburban Quezon City. The 43-year-old communist insurgency is one of Asia's longest-running. Talks brokered by Norway to end the conflict have stalled.